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A visit to the Rapelje Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Rapelje Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rapelje Cemetery:

45.9552, -109.2552

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rapelje Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rapelje Cemetery is located in Stillwater County<2>.

The county seat for Stillwater County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of the Rapelje Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rapelje Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Rapelje Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rapelje Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Holland Settlement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Assumption Catholic Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Broadview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Broadview Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Broadview Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Broadview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242360 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Stillwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Ryegate Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Ryegate Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryegate Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ryegate.
    • The Ryegate Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ryegate City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323959 <5>
  • Reed Point Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reed Point Cemetery is located in Stillwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Point Cemetery
  • Reed Point Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reed Point Cemetery is located in Sweet Grass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Point Cemetery
    • The Reed Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reedpoint Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21061 <5>
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Lavina.
    • The Belmont Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381121 <5>
  • Helm Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • The Helm Memorial Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Memorial Cemetery
    • The Helm Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comanche Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20824 <5>
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ryegate.
    • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catholic Cemetery
    • Ryegate Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #324002 <5>
  • Barber Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Barber Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
  • Kent Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kent Cemetery is located in Sweet Grass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kent Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Greycliff.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20947 <5>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Thomas Massacre Gravesite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Stillwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Lavina Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lavina Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavina Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lavina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lavina.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158983 <5>
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20964 <5>
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175886 <5>
    • Yellowstone National Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Yellowstone National Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yellowstone National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
      • The Yellowstone National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285946 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Rapelje Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rapelje Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rapelje
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Molt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Broadview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Ryegate
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ryegate is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryegate <6>
  • Comanche
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Park City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Acton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Acton is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Lavina
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lavina is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavina <6>
  • Sourdough
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
  • Greycliff
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rimrock
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
  • Shawmut
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Rapelje Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stillwater County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rapelje Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rapelje Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Stillwater County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Rapelje Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #775561  (Rapelje Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #775561 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Stillwater
      • Est. Elev: 1227 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rapelje
      • Location given for Rapelje Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9552225     Lon: -109.2551674
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Stillwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rapelje Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.